catalogues
- Toys for children with Special Needs is a listing of catalogue companies from Answers 4 Families
Recommended by the KIDfoundation
Abilitations: www.abilitations.com (800) 850-8603 - Catalog of special-needs equipment, focusing on movement, positioning, sensorimotor abilities, exercise, aquatics and play.
Achievement Products for Children: www.specialkidszone.com (800) 373-4699 - Producat for home, schools, and clinics that make life more comfortable for children with sensory needs.
Common Senses: www.commonsenses.com (905) 951-2804 - An online sensory toy shop dedicated to offering sensory toys to children from 5 to 105 - the "perfect shop for anyone who colors outside the lines."
Harcourt Assessment and PsychCorp: http://harcourtassessment.com (800) 211-8378 - Publisher of six of Lucy Jane Miller's nationally standardized tests: Miller Assessment for Preschoolers (MAP); Japanese MAP; FirstSTEP - Screening Test for Evaluating Preschoolers; Primer Paso; Toddler and Infant Motor Evaluation; and Miller Function and Participation Scale. Also publishes other OT assessments and books and psychological assessments.
Henry OT: www.ateachabout.com (623) 933-3821 - Videotapes and books for students, teachers, and families; application of Sensory Processing Disorder principles for school/home are included.
In Your Pocket: www.weightedvest.com (800) 850-8602 - Variery of weighted vests and sewing patterns for children with Sensory Processing Disorder.
Integrations: www.integrationscatalog.com (800) 850-8602 - A catalog of sensory equipment for home, school, and therpaeutic settings. The format includes special informational tips about how to use the equipment. A mainstay of every professional setting that uses a sensory-based approach to remediation.
Pippen Hill Designs: www.pippenhilldesigns.com (410) 451-1331 - The officeial website for the Dream Kuddle Pillow, a helpful resource for children with sensory challenges.
PlayAway: www.playaway.com (715) 752-4565 - Indoor equipment that can be used for therapy and play.
Pocket Full of Therapy: www.pfot.com (800) PFOT-124 - Therapeutic games, books,and equipment for promoting fine-, gross-, and oral-motor development.
RehabToys.com: www.rehabtoys.com (407) 322-3962 - A therapist-owned company serving the needs of parents, teachers, and therapists. Balls, books, music, professional resources, sensory room furniture, suspension products, and videos are a few of the products offered at this site.
Sensory Comfort: www.sensorycomfort.com (888) 436-2622 - Clothes, including seamless socus, and household products for children and adults with sensory processing differences.
Sensory Tools: www.genjereb.com (608) 819-0540 - Music DCs and other music resources for therapists, educators, and parents of children with Sensory Processing Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, and autism.
Sensory Resources: www.SensoryResources.com (888) 357-5867 - Resources for raising children with sensorimotor, developmental, and/or socio-emotional challenges; also produces conferences across the Unites States.
Southpaw Enterprises: www.southpawenterprises.com (800) 228-1698 - Equipment for occupational therapy, including bolster swings, inflatable balls, swings, weighted vest, and suspension structures.
Therapro: www.theraproducts.com (800) 257-5376 - Catalog of sensory motor products for children, including books, chairs, and games.
Western Psychological Services: www.wpspublish.com (800) 648-8857 - Publisher of Dr. A. Jean Ayres's tests and other tests used in the evaluation of SPD. Provides names of occupational therapists certified to administer the Sensory Integration Praxis Test (SIPT) by WPS/USC.
Sensory kids often need specialty items to make their lives (and their families' lives) easier. Socks without seams, tagless clothing and waistbands that don't itch are important but what about all the OTHER things that might help? Based on our own experiences and those of our readers and members, we're making a list of items that can help.
See also our general SPD listing of web resources.
While it isn't possible to list every known thing, we want to be informative; if you know of an item that has helped you or your patient, please send it on to us to be added. Where possible, we've identified Canadian distributors with 
.
Please note: some places may offer clothing and therapy items and so will be listed in both places.
Jump to:
- Toy Tips (researched product reviews, articles and tips to stimulate the intellectual, social, physical and individual personality development of the child)
- Try and Buy Toys
- Hearth Song (unique items chosen with child development in mind)
- Mindful Group (site down for maintenance)
- K8Toys (educational toys that are fun)
- Little Smarties (more educational toys)
- Sensational Beginnings (toys that stimulate the senses)
- MindWare (brainy toys for kids of all ages)
- Constructive Playthings (as the name suggests, role play, puppets, make-believe and more to foster growth and development)
- Back To Basics Toys, Games & Hobbies ("they do make them like they used to!")
- Leaps and Bounds (for ages 3+ but has companion site for under 3s)
- Learning Resources (manufacturer of innovative, hands-on educational toys and products that set imaginations in motion.)
- Lego (is a description really required? It's a new toy everyday!)
- Scholastic Canada (Canadian publisher of children's literature and carries unique gift items and kits)
- Just Imagine
- Insect Lore (not quite toys, but certainly educational!)
- Stick Kids (planners,
games and activity cards)
- Gerry's Helping Hands. Gerry is a seamstress specializing in the making of Flannel Lined Weighted Vests, two-piece Lycra Sets, Stretch Lycra Fun Bags, Weighted Lap Blankets and Weighted Bed Blankets.
- Sensory Comfort (supplier of specialty clothing, noise reduction, and OT products like chewy tubes, etc.)
- InnovAid (based in Sherwood Park; maker of customised weighted products such as vests, blankets, etc.)
- Ikea (look for the Ekorre series and others in the Children's Ikea section)
- Southpaw Enterprises (a leader in developing tools for parents, teacher and clinicians dealing with people with SPD. They are pricey, but offer ideas on some things that you can make at home (e.g. scooter boards). Then check with an OT to ensure proper usage).
- InnovAid (based in Sherwood Park; maker of customised weighted products such as vests, blankets, etc.)
- Sensory Comfort (supplier of specialty clothing, noise reduction, and OT products like chewy tubes, etc.)